​TANAH JAMBU, Friday, 5 April 2019 - A briefing session on the Ministry of Defence budget for Financial Year 2019/2020  was held at the Auditorium of the Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Kampung Tanah Jambu. Present as the Guest of Honour was Major...

​THAILAND, Friday, 5 April 2019 – The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus concluded on an excellent note in Cha-am District, Phetchaburi Province, the Kingdom of Thailand.  Both meetings were chaired by General Natt Intracharoen,...

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 4 April 2019 - The Ministry of Defence held the celebration of Isra’ Mi’raj 1440 Hijrah at Surau Ad-Difa’ in Bolkiah Garrison today.  Present as the Guest of Honour was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired)...

MUARA NAVAL BASE, Monday, 1 April 2019 - Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) conducted a working visit onboard KDB MUSTAED for a one day tour from Muara Naval Base to Kuala Belait....

​LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA, Thursday, 28 March 2019 – The patrol vessel of Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) KDB DARUTTAQWA arrived at Langkawi, Malaysia on the 25th March 2019 to participate in the 15th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (LIMA‘19). Captain...

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 29 March 2019 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, the Second Minister of Defence, received an introductory call from Her Excellency Madam Yu Hong, the newly...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 – The Ministry of Defence and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) co-hosted the National Legal Workshop for Brunei Darussalam on the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) from 26...

BERAKAS CAMP, Thursday, 28 March 2019 – In conjunction with the 58th Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) anniversary and in the effort of uplifting the reading of Al-Quran amongst the officers and personnel of the RBAF, the opening ceremony of Tadarus and Khatam Al-Quran...

​LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 – The Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Transport of Malaysia co-organized the 15th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA ‘19) from 26 to 30 March 2019 at Mahsuri International Exhibition...

​LUMUT CAMP, Friday 22 March 2019 – A ceremony to celebrate the Islamic conversion of Private Muhd Haziq Aqeemy bin Kolut from Third Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) took place at the Surau Ar-Rahmah, Lumut Camp. Present as the Guest of Honour...

​THILAWA PORT, MYANMAR, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 - KDB DARUTTAQWA  arrived at Thilawa Port, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for a goodwill visit to the country. Present at the welcoming ceremony were Captain Zaw Win, the Commanding Officer Naval Dockyard and...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 22 March 2019 - As a member of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT) in Mindanao, Brunei Darussalam deployed two personnel from Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) for a tour of duty in...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 21 March 2019 –The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held the launching ceremony for ‘the Upgrading of the RBAF’s Identification Card and Security Enhancement Expo in upholding Wawasan Brunei 2035’ at the New Bolkiah Gymnasium and...

​BANGKOK, THAILAND, Friday, 15 March 2019 – Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) made an introductory visit to Thailand from 12 to15 March 2019.  The Commander of RBLF began...

​RIMBA AIR BASE, Friday, 15 March 2019 – The Special Force Regiment (SFR) water polo team emerged as champions after defeating the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) with a 4 – 0 win at the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Water Polo Championship finals held at Rimba Air...

​BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Friday, 15 March 2019 – The Cooperation Against Transnational Threats (CATT) Workshop 2019 concluded today with a closing ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel.  The CATT Workshop 2019, which ran from March 4, was the sixth iteration of the...

​PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 15 March 2019 – The closing ceremony for the English Language Course for Foreign Armed Forces Session 2019 was held at the Training Institute, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF).  Present as the Guest of Honour was the Acting...

​PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 8 March 2019 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces held a change of command ceremony for the Sergeant Major of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) which took place at the Parade Square of the Training Institute, Penanjong Garrison. Present to...

​PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 8 March 2019 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces held a change of command ceremony for the Sergeant Major of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) which took place at the Parade Square of the Training Institute, Penanjong Garrison. The ceremony...

TANAH JAMBU, Thursday, 14 March 2019 – By the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, 82 Officer Cadets (Probationary)...

TOKYO, JAPAN, Thursday, 14 March 2019 – The Ministry of Defense of Japan held its annual Tokyo Defense Forum 2019. In its 23rd edition, this year’s Forum attracted 30 entities including ASEAN Member States, China, US, ASEAN Secretariat and other leading proponents of...